Abstract
Growing research identifies that healthcare worker fatigue negatively impacts quality of care, patient safety, employee satisfaction, and the health of employees. Worker fatigue has been shown to increase the risk for patient care errors and employee injuries, smoking and alcohol abuse rates, chronic health issues, and drowsy driving rates. 1 Geiger-Brown J Trinikoff A Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts? Part 1. The evidence. J Nurs Adm. 2010; 40: 100-102 Crossref PubMed Scopus (80) Google Scholar , 2 Geiger-Brown J Trinikoff A Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts? Part 3. Harm reduction strategies if keeping 12-hour shifts. J Nurs Adm. 2010; 40: 157-159 Google Scholar , 3 Montgomery K Geiger-Brown J Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts? Part 2. Barriers to change and executive leadership strategies. J Nurs Adm. 2010; 40: 147-149 Crossref PubMed Scopus (29) Google Scholar , 4 Rogers AE Hwang W Scott LD The effect of work breaks on staff nurse performance. J Nurs Adm. 2004; 34: 512-519 Crossref PubMed Scopus (73) Google Scholar , 5 Witkowski A Dickson V Hospital staff nurses' work hours, meal periods, and rest breaks. AAOHN J. 2010; 58: 489-497 Crossref PubMed Google Scholar However, there is little employee awareness or knowledge of worker fatigue and its impact on quality and safety and the ability to function as a high-reliability organization. Growing research identifies that healthcare worker fatigue negatively impacts quality of care, patient safety, employee satisfaction, and the health of employees. Worker fatigue has been shown to increase the risk for patient care errors and employee injuries, smoking and alcohol abuse rates, chronic health issues, and drowsy driving rates. 1 Geiger-Brown J Trinikoff A Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts? Part 1. The evidence. J Nurs Adm. 2010; 40: 100-102 Crossref PubMed Scopus (80) Google Scholar , 2 Geiger-Brown J Trinikoff A Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts? Part 3. Harm reduction strategies if keeping 12-hour shifts. J Nurs Adm. 2010; 40: 157-159 Google Scholar , 3 Montgomery K Geiger-Brown J Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts? Part 2. Barriers to change and executive leadership strategies. J Nurs Adm. 2010; 40: 147-149 Crossref PubMed Scopus (29) Google Scholar , 4 Rogers AE Hwang W Scott LD The effect of work breaks on staff nurse performance. J Nurs Adm. 2004; 34: 512-519 Crossref PubMed Scopus (73) Google Scholar , 5 Witkowski A Dickson V Hospital staff nurses' work hours, meal periods, and rest breaks. AAOHN J. 2010; 58: 489-497 Crossref PubMed Google Scholar However, there is little employee awareness or knowledge of worker fatigue and its impact on quality and safety and the ability to function as a high-reliability organization.
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